The Cross-Shaped Life: The Cost of Following JesusApril 17, 2026 — By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” The turning point of the gospel story occurs when Jesus begins to explain to his disciples that his mission...
The Suffering Servant: God’s Redemptive Strategy for a Broken World April 10, 2026 — By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” Throughout Scripture, we encounter a recurring pattern: the righteous suffer while the wicked often seem to prosper. From...
Job and the Mystery of Suffering: When the Righteous Suffer Without Explanation April 2, 2026 — By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” If the blood of the martyrs still speaks, are we listening? For many believers, the question...
The Prophetic Pattern: Why God’s Messengers Were PersecutedMarch 27, 2026 — By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” When we read the story of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4, we encounter the...
The First Martyr: What Cain and Abel Teach Us About PersecutionMarch 20, 2026 — By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” The story of persecution in the Bible begins not in a battlefield or a courtroom,...
Why the Persecuted Church May Be the Most Faithful Church in the World March 14, 2026 — By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken." Across the world today, millions of Christians gather to worship Christ under circumstances that most...
Why Some Iranians Dance During WarMarch 12, 2026 — By Dr. Nathan Rostampour, Ekklesia Mission president and ICC board member Many of my friends have asked me, “Why are some Iranians dancing while war is unfolding in their country?”...
In the Shadow of the CrossMarch 5, 2026 — By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member In much of the Western world, believers are not imprisoned for their faith. They are not dragged before courts or threatened with violence. Yet...
Inside Southeast Asia’s Expanding IslamizationJanuary 16, 2026 — In one part of Southeast Asia, angry mobs constantly threaten a church with physical violence to try to prevent the church from worshipping Jesus. In another country in the region,...
When the Underground Church Is ExposedJanuary 9, 2026 — 01/09/2026 Somalia (International Christian Concern) – In the narrow, sun-baked streets of Mogadishu, faith is a secret kept behind locked doors and whispered prayers. The city hums with the clatter...
AAF and ICC: Congress Must Act to Stop the Genocide of Christians in NigeriaOctober 15, 2025 — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — For once, Bill Maher is right. One of the most horrifying yet underreported crises of our time is unfolding in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation,...
Philosophy of MinistryOctober 9, 2025 — By an ICC Board Member The book of Acts gives us more than a record of church history — it unveils the way God works in and through his people....
Targeted in Chhattisgarh | ICC Exclusive On-the-Ground ReportSeptember 16, 2025 — 09/16/2025 India (International Christian Concern) – After worship ended on Sunday, Aug. 10, in a remote Chhattisgarh village, most of the church members returned home. The few who stayed behind, however,...
Uncovering the Truth in ChhattisgarhSeptember 9, 2025 — 09/09/2025 India (International Christian Concern) – When a church congregation and seven Christian families were brutally attacked because of their Christian faith in Chhattisgarh, India, last month, no major news outlet...
ICC Reports Surge in Attacks on Christians in NigeriaApril 25, 2025 — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Since January, International Christian Concern (ICC) has documented a dramatic rise in attacks against Christian communities in Nigeria. In just over three months, more than...
Supriya’s Hope for a Better Future September 26, 2024 — 9/26/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — Supriya’s Christian parents never imagined their daughter’s life beyond their poor economic circumstances in India. They always believed that poverty was their fate and,...
